The project, funded by the US government through its Power Africa initiative, will help build the West Africa Power Pool, a unit within ECOWAS. Power Africa will be a lead source of funds for the projects and is anticipating bringing in other investors including development banks. The funds are expected to have a split of 80% debt and 20% equity.

Energiya Global, also headed by Yosef Abramowitz, will do the ground work including feasibility studies, training courses and the signing of power purchase agreements before the project development kicks off in early 2019.